A wife and mother trying to make sense of her world, one chocolate bar at a time…

What’s in your bag? Mums, Kids & Car Journeys

It is only a couple of weeks until the Hopes, Dreams and Chocolate household departs for its Devon holiday.

Mrs Hopes, Dreams and Chocolate is now starting to think panic about what to pack.

This year I am going to try and put together a bag each for the girls, to *try* and keep them amused for the 5 (more like 50) hour journey, as neither of them sleep in the car any more.

This, in turn, got me thinking about the kind of bag that us Mums could do with to help with such journeys.

So stand by your beds people, here is my definitive guide to what to pack in your ‘Mum’s travelling bag’ (and yes, sorry Dads, this is definitely just for Mums..)

Please note; the only bag that will work for this is the Mary Poppin’s Holdall – (not) available at all good high street retailers.

1. Pre-filled wine glasses – several

Image courtesy of www.wineinnovationsltd.com

2. Sick Bags

3. Percy Pigs – several bags

4. Ejector seat – set to go off and transport you to a Day Spa as soon as the speed of the car reduces to 10mph or the car approaches the A303 at Stonehenge.

5. A She-wee

6. A map of the route detailing all toilets along the way…..that no-one wants to stop at.

7. Towels to mop up accidents that occur approximately 30 seconds after passing the toilets that no-one wanted to stop at.

8. ‘The visitors Guide to Devon’ which inside is actually just a load of pictures of David Gandy wearing nice pants.

9. A tiny pack of Wet-Ones, which you will lose 10 minutes after setting off, but need to use to wipe something disgusting 15 minutes after setting off, so you use your jumper sleeve instead. You then find the packet as you pull up back at home 7 days later…

10. Special headphones that block out certain spoken phrases, and replace with alternatives;